Jennifer Lawrence<\/a>\u2019s performance as Katniss Everdeen in the movie series first inspired her to pursue a career on screens. <\/p>\nSpeaking to People, Maya reflected on the influence the original films had on her ambitions as an actress, saying: \u201cI credit the original Hunger Games movie a lot with inspiring me to want to be an actor, honestly.\u201d<\/p>\n
Maya continued: \u201cIt\u2019s so hard to give a good performance in a big action movie, because so many pieces in the machine are usually working against the capacity to give a good performance.\u201d<\/p>\n
Praising Jennifer\u2019s portrayal of Katniss Everdeen in the first Hunger Games films, she added: \u201cIn those movies, she gave a performance so singularly excellent and weird, and she painted a true individual that was not at all neutralised by the genre.\u201d<\/p>\n
\nThe latest Hunger Games prequel follows the success of The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes and arrives as anticipation continues to build ahead of its theatrical release on 20 November. <\/p>\n
\nMaya, who recently voiced the Audible Original The Summer Oath, also remains widely recognised for her role as Robin Buckley in Netflix\u2019s hit series Stranger Things, whose fifth and final season is one of the most anticipated television releases. <\/p>\n
\nThe original Hunger Games trilogy \u2013 The Hunger Games, Catching Fire and Mockingjay \u2013 was adapted into four films after Mockingjay was split into two parts. <\/p>\n
\nSet in the dystopian nation of Panem, the story follows children selected from 12 districts to compete in a televised fight to the death under the rule of an authoritarian government.<\/p>\n
\nAlongside Jennifer, the franchise featured Josh Hutcherson, Liam Hemsworth, Woody Harrelson, Donald Sutherland, Elizabeth Banks, Julianne Moore, Stanley Tucci, Sam Claflin, Philip Seymour Hoffman, Jeffrey Wright and Lenny Kravitz.<\/p>\n
\nFollowing the success of the original books and films, Suzanne Collins expanded the series with The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes, which was adapted into a film starring Rachel Zegler, alongside Tom Blyth and Hunter Schafer. <\/p>\n
\nSuzanne later wrote Sunrise on the Reaping, which is set after The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes but before the events of the original trilogy.<\/p>\n
\nIn the forthcoming adaptation, Maya \u2013\u00a0 the daughter of actors Uma Thurman and Ethan Hawke \u2013<\/p>\n
\nstars opposite Joseph Zada, Ralph Fiennes, Elle Fanning, Jesse Plemons, Kelvin Harrison Jr., Kieran Culkin and Lili Taylor, with Amanda Plummer having originated the role of Wiress in Catching Fire.<\/p>\n
\nDiscussing her own role, Maya said: \u201cMy part is very small, but I\u2019m excited. I love my character. I am so excited to get to see the movie and to be a fan.\u201d<\/p>\n
\nShe also praised director Francis Lawrence, adding: \u201cI was also just so honored to work with Francis and to participate in any way in anti-fascist populist art.\u201d<\/p>\n
\nDespite joining an established ensemble, Maya admitted she had concerns about fitting into the tone of the film.<\/p>\n
\nShe said: \u201cThere are so many incredible actors in it, and, in a totally egoless way, I hope I didn\u2019t ruin it.\u201d<\/p>\n
\nLaughing, she added: \u201cYou know when you watch a movie, and there\u2019s a ton of people in it, and sometimes someone comes in, and you\u2019re like, \u2018Nope, they didn\u2019t understand the tone\u2019. <\/p>\n
\n\u201cI hope I\u2019m not the outcast who didn\u2019t get it.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n
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